Michael Ahlers is a DevSecOps engineer and entrepreneur based in Florida with over a decade of hands-on experience building and operating secure, production-grade infrastructure and developer tooling. He combines a Master's in Information Systems and Operations Management with a long history of roles from application developer and IT manager to lead DevOps engineer, applying an engineering mindset and meticulous attention to detail to automation, ELK stack management, and release engineering. Michael has founded two LLCs while leading DevOps teams at Ren and now supporting commerce systems at Celero, demonstrating both technical leadership and business acumen. Comfortable briefing C-level stakeholders and working with diverse clients—including government and entertainment sectors—he excels at turning operational complexity into reliable, auditable workflows. A licensed pilot with roots in aviation, he brings disciplined risk management and a communicator’s instincts to cross-functional collaboration and incident response.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Science (AS) Aviation, Associate of Science (AS) Aviation at Santa Fe College
Associate of Arts (AA) General, Associate of Arts (AA) General at Edison State College
Master of Science (MS) Information Systems and Operations Management, Master of Science (MS) Information Systems and Operations Management at University of Florida
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